GAINESVILLE — Oviedo's wrestlers will be able to compete for district, region and state titles again next season.

The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors voted unanimously Tuesday to remove the final two years of a three-year postseason ban placed on the program after the Lions were found guilty of recruiting violations. The school's program remains on administrative probation, which means it cannot have any violations during the next two years.

"We are so elated for the reconsideration, especially for the student-athletes who stayed at Oviedo and were not involved in the infractions," Oviedo Principal Robert Lundquist said. "They were the ones who were suffering."

The FHSAA found Oviedo's program illegally recruited wrestlers in 2010. The FHSAA's investigation concluded in 2011. The school had to pay a $57,000 fine, and its wrestlers were not allowed to compete in the postseason this past school year.

"Without a doubt, knowing that the kids can go to state — or even compete in district to earn an opportunity to go to state — will infuse a lot of excitement into our program," athletic director Scott Waisanen said. "We are very excited that they [the board] were able to see our appeal."

Timmy Bond, a rising senior wrestler at Oviedo, said of the ruling: "I am pretty excited about it. Now I have something to work for.''

The board was impressed with the actions the school had taken and followed executive director Roger Dearing's recommendation to remove the sanctions.

The program's coaches and the five wrestlers who enrolled illegally are no longer at Oviedo. Lundquist said the school also has appointed a person who oversees transfer students to make sure they legally live in the school's attendance district.

"We took this obviously very seriously," Lundquist said. "I believe we are certainly much more cognizant of all aspects of recruiting. Our eyes are wide-open."

Lundquist had requested the hearing with the board in a letter he sent to the FHSAA in March.

"We suffered, and rightfully so," Lundquist said. "We have corrected the problems, and now the student-athletes will be able to compete in the postseason."